Forging new ways to create the place we call home.

We help leaders turn bold ideas about housing and community into real outcomes.

  • Research and Policy

  • Engagement

  • Capacity Building

  • Program Design and Implementation

Our Services

We operate in the space between big vision and implementation - supporting leaders to advance equitable community development and housing justice through facilitation, research, and strategy.

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Our Work

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Freedom’s Revival: Research from the Headwaters of Liberation

We made this field guide with Next River looking at freedom and its possibilities.

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  • “Ground Works’ program design, facilitation, and individual coaching was superb! The team developed high-quality curriculum and materials and created a safe space where women and practitioners of color felt seen, understood, and supported.”

  • “Ground Works is a group of genuine, passionate, and intentional practitioners. They are exceptionally smart, knowledgeable, savvy, and creative thinkers. I felt confident that they would handle our project with care and competence.”

  • "I loved all of my check-ins with the Ground Works team. They were always very organized and on time with all of their deliverables, as well as sending reminders about work I needed to do in conjunction with theirs. And all of the community organizations that I brought into the work with Ground Works really enjoyed the team - their passion, professionalism and down-to-earthness."

  • “Through our partnership with Ground Works, our agency has gained a level of credibility and competency in talking about racial and housing justice.”

  • "This has been a remarkable process to build relationships with peers at other community foundations, to meet and learn from field experts, and to engage in place-based tours to see long-term outcomes firsthand-- which is so important to keep the momentum in this very long game we're in."

  • "I think what might be different is the intentionality and commitment to growth Ground Work's practice brings. Additionally, having expertise in different areas and leveraging this expertise was also really important in thinking about how to build capacity and support individuals to advance their work."